Sit & Share

Location

We will meet on the steps at the center of Fort Greene Park under the Prison Ship Martyr’s Monument.

Weather Conditions and Other Contingencies

In the event of inclement weather, we’ll email registrants at 7am on Friday 10/29 and switch the event format to an optional Walk & Talk through Fort Greene (bring your galoshes and umbrellas).

Covid Safety Precautions

This event will be fully outdoors. Masks are encouraged, but not required. Hand sanitizer will be available at our meeting location. Per the CDC’s recommendations, if you have a condition or are taking medications that weaken your immune system, you may not be fully protected even if you are fully vaccinated. Please continue to take all precautions recommended for unvaccinated people, including wearing a well-fitted mask, until advised otherwise by your healthcare provider.

Not feeling well the day of the event? We are taking safety at our event seriously, so please stay home if you have any COVID-19 symptoms, including loss of smell/taste and/or fever. Additionally, please refrain from coming if you have been recently diagnosed with COVID-19, have recently had direct contact with an individual diagnosed with or suspected to have COVID-19, or are displaying symptoms commonly associated with COVID-19.

Volunteer Sign Interpretation by Canara Price

Reserved seats are available for anyone who is Deaf or hard of hearing. Email us to reserve a ticket. About our interpreter: Canara Price volunteers in the Deaf community as an interpreter for civil rights organizations, churches, and several schools and agencies. She is the founder and executive director of People’s Theatre, Inc., a non-profit organization exposing under privileged communities to the performing arts. She has produced and/or directed over 40 productions with this company. She is also an award winning producer and director as well as a member of Black Deaf Advocates, the SAG/AFTRA, National Association of Black Journalists, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and the National Council of Negro Women.

Featuring a Live Musical Performance from Victoria Paterson

Victoria Paterson is a violinist in New York City, well-known & loved for her diversity and musicality. Equally comfortable with classical, modern and popular music, she performs everywhere from Carnegie Hall, Birdland, and Madison Square Garden, to Late Night with Seth Meyers, to The Today Show. She is the founder of Mostly Modern Pops, which performs all over the city, and her Lumiere String Quartet albums boast top selling classical sales at Amazon and iTunes. She resides in New York City with award-winning husband & composer, Robert Paterson, and their beautiful boy, Dylan.

Thank you to our Music Partner Sing For Hope

This month’s musical performance is brought to us by our music partner Sing For Hope, a NYC based organization harnessing the power of the arts to create a better world. Sing for Hope’s new free online art platform OPEN ARTS features over 100 live performances each month from the brightest stars of Broadway, opera, and the world’s leading stages. Learn how to join these incredible interactive performances.